Letters to the Editor

My name is Tristan Stano and I am a resident of Carbon County. I feel that recycling in the state of Pennsylvania should be made mandatory. Recycling benefits our state by providing jobs and decreasing pollution. Yes, it might be time consuming, but it is for the better for our state and our planet.

You claim to be the champion of the American middle class. You stack the deck against investors in Atlantic City. You refuse to pay the small-business people who built your casinos, and this causes them to go out of business. You try to take property from poor people by eminent domain so that you can built a parking garage for the rich people who come to your casinos. This is really helping the middle class.

Wiping away “crocodile tears” while speaking about children killed in mass shootings, President Obama announced an executive order for more gun control.

What most Americans don’t know is at the time of his press conference, the president was petitioning the Supreme Court to reject a new law that would further restrict abortions in Texas; no press conference and tears for these “millions” of innocent murdered victims, right, Mr. President?

Thank you for keeping your readers informed of the effects of the proposed pipeline that PennEast/UGI wants to force upon Carbon County. The two front-page articles that appeared in the July 24 edition of the Times News cause us to empathize with the property owners who must fight to preserve the homes and land that they love.

All residents of Carbon County are threatened by this project whether or not PennEast/UGI is planning to take their personal property. Our health and safety is threatened by the very real possibility of gas leaks and explosions.

There is no doubt in my mind that what Donald Trump is preaching is true, and he is a true "capitalist." This scares the hell out of this progressive socialist movement now trying to destroy the American dream.

Anybody who can't see what has been going on for the past six and a half years in this country, being led by Obama, has to be blind to reality, and cannot possibly understand that this present administration is trying its best to turn America into a socialist country, where government will be completely in control of our lives.

Here we go again another mass murder by some nutcase. They happen so often I hardly pay attention anymore. I will pay more attention when the system gets rid of these nuts instead of putting them in cages and baby-sitting them.

But we're too civilized for capitol punishment, and the excuses are: insane, too young, drugs, TV or movies influence. As the list gets bigger so does the money made.

Sometimes you hear of a nutcase being executed after 20 years or so on death row. The only victim here is taxpayers and kin of who the nutcase murdered.

Let's face it, folks, we've got a bunch of phonies running for office. They more than likely won't get elected, but I see only two that let you know you what they think, Chris Christie and Donald Trump.

All the others tell you what they think you want to hear. I'm only saying it's refreshing to hear what he believes.

I thank them for bringing some fresh air to the race. I'm not of their party, but don't you think that it's about time we had someone who let you know where he or she stands?

I live right on the corner of Center Street right where all the construction is taking place by the bridge. Forget sleeping in the morning, they are out there bright and early banging away right outside my window. Can't really complain about that though; it is expected and they are just doing their job.